Shearn Delamore & Co‘s full-service shipping and maritime practice handles a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Its expertise covers wet work, such as marine casualties; dry work, including cargo claims; and non-contentious transactional cases such as ship finance issues. The team also has a specialism in compulsory land acquisition relating to maritime projects. The team is led by Rajasingam Gothandapani, whose comprehensive practice covers both contentious and transactional work, including land acquisition matters. Also in the team is Nik Azila Shuhada Binti Nik Abdullah, whose experience also spans wet and dry shipping disputes and non-contentious transactional work.
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Key clients
- International Transport Workers' Federation
- Brit UW Limited (UK)
Work highlights
Acted for the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), 213 abandoned seafarers, and the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) underwriters in a high-profile admiralty matter concerning the Panama-flagged passenger cruise vessel MV Oriental Dragon.
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Practice head
Rajasingam Gothandapani
Other key lawyers
Nik Azila Shuhada Binti Nik Abdullah